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F35
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
The Lightning II
“The trillion-dollar future of air power.”
Lockheed Martin · military
Length
51 ft 4 in
Wingspan
35 ft 0 in
Max speed
Mach 1.6
Range
1,200 nmi
Ceiling
50,000 ft
Engines
1x Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100
Crew
1
First flight
2006
In service
2015–present
Built
1,000+
The F-35 comes in three flavors: conventional (A), short takeoff/vertical landing (B), and carrier-based (C). It's the most expensive weapons program in history, but it's meant to replace almost every other fighter in Western arsenals.
Fun fact
The F-35B can hover and land vertically like a helicopter, then fly at Mach 1.6 — the only stealth aircraft that can do both.
How to spot one
Single engine, stealthy diamond-shaped fuselage. Bulkier than F-22. Three variants: A (conventional), B (STOVL), C (carrier).
Crews call it
The Panther
Sounds like
Single F135 — the most powerful fighter engine ever, producing a distinctive crackling roar
One might be overhead right now.
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